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FM FCO

TO PRIORITY HONG KONG

TELNO 1429

OF 26180OZ JULY 90

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REC

HUB 026/11

>Y

1990

G

143

005023 MDLOAN 1936

PERSONAL FOR GOVERNOR FROM MARSDEN, HKD

YOUR TELNO 1969: YOUR ABSENCES FROM HONG KONG

1. WE HAVE CONSULTED THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT FCO CIRCULAR

150/90 OF 6 JUNE CONCERNING ABSENCES FROM POST BY HEADS OF MISSION AND GOVERNORS. WE ALL AGREE THAT, IN VIEW OF YOUR SPECIAL POSITION, THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCEDURES SET OUT IN THAT CIRCULAR AND THAT IT WOULD

BE MORE SENSIBLE IF YOU CONTINUED TO CLEAR YOUR LINES

WITH THIS DEPARTMENT AS YOU HAVE DONE HITHERTO.

HURD

INFORMALLY

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MAIN

21

LIMITED

HKD

POD

NNNN

DISTRIBUTION

21

PS/PUS

MR MCLAREN

MR BURNS

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